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simon137

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  1. Thanks to everybody for their replies. I can't work out how to attach the images to my response here so will try to put them onto the gallery. If they do make it there, the work gang image shows my dad third from the left on the front row as a 16 year old. The second one is the Catterick launch. My dad always commented on how much he loved his time in the boatyard - his first job from 14 to 18 before going into the pit to earn a bit more for his mum. Ironically, he probably helped build the vessels that then carried the coal that he dug! Thanks again. Simon PS: I managed to upload the pic's onto my gallery, imaginatively called 'Is this boat still afloat?' thanks again everybody.
  2. Hi everybody, I am undertaking a bit of family history and have reached a dead end so am hoping that someone here might be able to point me in the right direction. Here goes - my late father worked in a Wigan boat yard during the late 40'/early 50's and I have found images of him with a gang of boatmakers both working on and launching a boat called 'Catterick', with a reg no of 1724. If my maths are correct (and my dad's writing on the back of the photo is accurate), this launch took place in 1949. My question is, how do I find out whether or not this boat is still around? Any help will be gratefully received. Simon Wiggins
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